Posted on 07/31/2021 5:11:54 PM PDT by blueplum
Kentucky state trooper says he had to switch from 'pursuit' mode to rushing a woman in labor to the hospital
.."I couldn’t believe that this person just passed me at that speed approaching from the rear," Adkison recounted.
I was kind of mentally, you know, preparing myself for that, to go into pursuit mode, and turn on my siren. She’s still not stopping initially. And eventually, she pulls over after a couple of miles," he said.
When he approached the vehicle, he realized the driver, Jacqueline Cornish, was pregnant and she explained she was in labor.
The seven-year trooper offered to call an ambulance to quickly get her to the hospital.
"And I was like, please don’t do that. I don’t have time to wait," said Cornish.
He then turned on his lights and siren and escorted Cornish as she drove behind him.
"He led the way we were going through red lights and everything trying to get to the hospital," said Cornish.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Just one damn thing after another.
What a great story! There are some awesome LEOs out there.
Similar thing happened to a buddy of mine. His intestine was exploding due to a blockage and he drove himself (foolishly) to the hospital and got stopped on the way. Since it was only a mile more to go the cop took him there.
Luckily he survived but a lengthy stay in the hospital.
Well there is old school stuff there. Well almost, back when they would throw labor women in their cruiser and haul ass like an ambulance.
Many years ago, I was stopped for speeding while trying to get my SIL to the hospital. She was having the baby at a charity hospital some 80 miles away and I was scared. When the police got to my car I just said “She’s in labor”. I told him where we were headed and he said “GO GO”. The drive also included a ferry ride that usually took a 20 minute wait, so I was happy to see the ferry docked. When I got on the ferry, they told me that city police had called ahead and had the ferry waiting for me. BTW the baby was born within 5 minutes of arrival.
At least it wasn’t that a-hole cop from Arkansas who would have PIT maneuvered her.
would have been shot..not should
God bless this trooper as well as the parents of the new baby!
There are some awesome women out there!
Driving herself to the hospital while in labor. And she talks him into letting her finish the drive!
Some posts just can’t be fixed. :(
some stories make one feel like they’re sitting right there on the porch with family telling about days of old. Yours is one of them. Thanks!
In New America, fat guys get to use the same excuse.
Agree!
There was a middle-aged guy who bought a brand-new Porsche convertible. He took off down the road at 80 mph and enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left on his head. “This is great,” he thought. “Just what I need.”
He looked in his rearview mirror and there was a state trooper behind him, red and blue lights flashing. “I can get away from him with no problem,” thought the man. He floored it and flew down the road at over 140mph. Then he thought, “What am I doing? I’m too old for this kind of thing.” He pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the trooper to catch up with him.
The trooper pulled in behind the Porsche and walked up to the man. “Sir,” he said, looking at his watch, “Because of your speed, I have to arrest you, take to jail, fill out a report and arrange for your car to be impounded. My shift ends in 30 minutes. I have a hot weekend planned with a beautiful woman in Barbados. I’ll miss my flight if I arrest you. If you can give me a reason why you were speeding that I’ve never heard before, I'll say have a nice day and let you go.”
The man looked back at the Trooper and said, “Officer, last week my wife ran off with a State Trooper. I thought it was you bringing her back.” The trooper said, “Have a nice day!”
lol!
My twin brother and I got croup when we were two years old the night of a huge thunderstorm no available ambulances in Pittsburgh. Grandma was holding two obviously choking babies in the backseat as mom mom raced through downtown, slowing down-honking her horn and running red lights. When a cop finally pulled over, she rolled down the window and screamed at him, “where in the holy hell have you been! I’m halfway through Pittsburgh! My kids are choking. Get me to the damn hospital! She got the escort, no ticket, and both of us survived, with serious tetracycline staining of our teeth after being pumped full of antibiotics.
My teeth were bright orange on account of tetracycline.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.